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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 875 p4p, 82 weight class) and Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 1043 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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159 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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167 cm
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154 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koh Ibu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vigorio Gonzalez! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibu. Ibu slips a jab from Gonzalez. Ibu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. A nice inside leg kick there by Ibu. That's going to slow Gonzalez down. Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibu. Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibu throws out the jab. Ibu misses with a straight left. Ibu misses with a left hand and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut. Ibu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez. Gonzalez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Ibu throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A lazy left from Ibu finds it's target. Ibu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ibu misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ibu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibu. Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Gonzalez misses the body punch enabling Ibu to counter with a crisp jab. Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses. Gonzalez defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand. Ibu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well. Gonzalez throws a hook but Ibu avoids it easily. Jab from Ibu. Ibu throws a low kick, looking for Gonzalez's leg but Gonzalez calmly moves out of range. Gonzalez misses with a straight left. Ibu misses with a wild body shot. Ibu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ibu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes. Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ibu with a body shot. Ibu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A low kick from Ibu misses and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ibu lands a head kick. Gonzalez smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ibu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ibu with a nice cross. Ibu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ibu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gonzalez will feel that in the morning. Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ibu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet. Ibu throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ibu throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez. Gonzalez moves out of range as Ibu strikes. Ibu slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibu. That's going to slow Gonzalez down. Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ibu thows a left - swing and a miss! Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch. Ibu drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ibu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf. Gonzalez throws a jab when Ibu was well out of range. Ibu is looking to counter punch. Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibu.
A good leg kick by Ibu. Ibu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ibu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ibu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez. Ibu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ibu lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Ibu slips under a jab from Gonzalez. Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Ibu is out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ibu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzalez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzalez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Jab by Ibu. Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibu circles away quickly and effectively. Gonzalez misses with a hook. Ibu ducked under it nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Ibu counters with a nice leg kick. Ibu scores with a shot to the body.
Ibu misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ibu cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibu slips a jab from Gonzalez. Ibu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around? Crunch! Ibu slams his shin into Gonzalez's torso. Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibu misses with a straight left. Ibu scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Ibu jabs at Gonzalez's body. A shot to the liver by Ibu. Beautiful body shot. Koh Ibu is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch. Ibu slips under a jab. The fighters circling - Ibu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ibu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ibu avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ibu thumps Gonzalez with a low kick. Gonzalez swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibu.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibu moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ibu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand. Ibu lands with an overhand left. Ibu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibu throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it. Ibu scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gonzalez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet. Ibu takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ibu misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely. Ibu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Gonzalez defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand. Ibu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Ibu thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body. The fighters circling - Ibu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibu. Nice defenses there by Ibu. Gonzalez misses with a looping left. Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ibu with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick. Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibu. Ibu circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ibu blocks a jab. Ibu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A slow jab from Ibu misses its intended target. Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez. Ibu connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back. Ibu slips under a jab. Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Ibu. Ibu clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ibu lands with a kick to the temple. Gonzalez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes. Ibu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye. A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ibu staying out of range there. A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ibu misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming. Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibu. Ibu moves out of range of the strikes. Ibu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu. Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
Ibu staying out of range there. Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it. Ibu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzalez. Ibu with a hook.
Gonzalez is rocked! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch. Ibu misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ibu throws a body shot but no joy. Ibu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Ibu.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ibu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gonzalez misses the body punch and Ibu counters with a thumping low kick. Gonzalez throws out a powerful jab. Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Good leg kick by Ibu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab from Ibu. Ibu darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gonzalez slips a jab from Ibu. Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ibu throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Ibu misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibu. Good leg kick by Ibu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gonzalez moves out of range as Ibu strikes. Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ibu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot. Ibu scoring well with a low kick there.
Ibu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ibu with a body punch. A glancing blow. A big left from Ibu misses. Vigorio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nice cross by Ibu. Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it. Gonzalez misses with a looping left. Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ibu throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it. Ibu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts. Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch. Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibu is just out of range. Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibu takes a body punch but keeps moving. A jab from Ibu misses. Gonzalez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ibu. Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Ibu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses. Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibu. A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ibu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though. Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ibu finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ibu can pounce on him.
Ibu swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Ibu moved out of range nicely. Ibu lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibu. Ibu obviously looking to wear him down.
Ibu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts. Nice body kick from Ibu. Ibu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Koh Ibu showed his dominance in that final round. Well Ibu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Koh Ibu! Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Koh Ibu! Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu wins by unanimous decision! Koh Ibu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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